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ST. GEORGE — The Zion National Park Forever Project’s centennial edition of the 2019 Field Guide to Forever Projects was released July 25, outlining the goals the program has for “protecting forever, improving today and informing tomorrow.”
The Zion National Park Forever Project is the official nonprofit partner for Zion National Park, Cedar Breaks and Pipe Spring national monuments.
The 2019 guide describes 36 projects ranging from preservation, scientific studies and education and outreach.
The projects for the field guide were chosen by park partners, Zion National Park superintendents and the division leadership through an application process to determine the park’s most critical needs in a collaborative effort to engage public and private support for the projects.
“The Forever Project provides essential support to our three parks and beyond, helping to conserve and care for these treasured landscapes enjoyed by millions of visitors that come from around the world every year,” Zion National Park Superintendent Jeff Bradybaugh said in a press release. “This level of collaboration is an innovative model for the future of our national parks.”
The park’s everyday maintenance and operations are funded by federal tax dollars and visitor entrance fees. However, the Forever Project’s Mission at Work strategies are in place to improve and implement resources and projects to sustain Zion for the next 100 years.
“The Zion Forever Project is poised to provide the park greater financial support, technical expertise and capacity than at any time in our 90-year history as the park’s official nonprofit partner,” Zion National Park Forever Project Executive Director Lyman Hafen said in a press release.
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